Burayr
Burayr (Arabic: برير) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, 18 kilometers (11 mi) northeast of Gaza City. Its population in 1945 was 2,740 and it was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It had an average elevation of 100 meters (330 ft).
Burayr
برير Bureir Ibreir | |
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| Etymology: "The little wilderness" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Burayr (click the buttons) | |
Burayr Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′14″N 34°38′29″E | |
| Palestine grid | 116/108 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | May 12, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46,184 dunams (46.1 km2 or 17.8 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 2,740 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Bror Hayil, Tlamim, Zohar, Sde David, Heletz |
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